Where does “Wäschekorb” come from?
Wäschekorb (German) comes from German korb, from Middle High German korp, from Old High German korb, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Wäschekorb (German): laundry basket, clothes hamper, laundry bin container for holding and transporting clothing before and after being laundered
Definitions
- laundry basket, clothes hamper, laundry bin container for holding and transporting clothing before and after being laundered
Ancestry of “Wäschekorb”, step by step
Wäschekorb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German korb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | korb | basket, creel |
| 2 | Middle High German | korp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | korb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 5 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |